Cameron
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Cameron is a surname of Scottish origin, and a first name derived from the surname. The surname comes from Scottish Gaelic cam-shron "crooked-nose", and is the name of a Scottish clan, Clan Cameron.
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People
People with entries in Wikipedia whose family name is Cameron:
- Cameron, Alan, U.S. classical scholar
- Cameron, Alan, New Zealand legal scholar
- Cameron, Angus (1826-1897), U.S. politician
- Cameron, Archie (1895-1956), Australian politician
- Cameron, Bill (1942-2005), Canadian journalist
- Cameron, Candace (born 1976), U.S. actress
- Cameron, Carl, U.S. television journalist
- Cameron, David (born 1966), British politician
- Cameron, Donald (1916-1961), British soldier, Victoria Cross recipient
- Cameron, Donald W. (born 1936), Canadian politician
- Cameron, Douglas Colin (1854-1921), Canadian politician
- Cameron, Sir Duncan, British general
- Cameron, Duncan,Canadian fur trader
- Cameron, Duncan, alleged U.S. time traveller
- Cameron, Elspeth (born 1943), Canadian writer
- Cameron, Ewan (1922-1991), Scottish physician
- Cameron, Ewan, U.S. physician
- Cameron of Lochiel, Sir Ewen (1629-1719), Scottish Highland chieftain
- Cameron, Fred (born 1919[?]), Canadian politician
- Cameron, James (1911-1985), British journalist
- Cameron, James (born 1954), US movie producer/director
- Cameron, John (1579[?]-1623), Scottish theologian
- Cameron, Julia, writer
- Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-1879), British photographer
- Cameron, Kenneth D. (born 1949), U.S. astronaut
- Cameron, Kirk (born 1970), U.S.actor
- Cameron, Matt (born 1962), U.S. hard rock musician
- Cameron, Matthew Crooks (1822-1887), Canadian politician
- Cameron, Michael, GIMPS participant
- Cameron, Mike (born 1973), U.S. Major League Baseball player
- Cameron, Pero (born 1974), New Zealand professional basketball player
- Cameron, Richard (1648[?]-1680), Scottish religious leader
- Cameron, Richard, British playwright
- Cameron, Ron, Canadian politician
- Cameron, Ross (born 1965), Australian politician
- Cameron, Simon (1799-1889), U.S. politician
- Cameron, Verney Lovett (1844-1894), English traveller
- Cameron, W. Bruce, U.S. humorous writer
See also the Lordship of Fairfax of Cameron:
- Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1584-1648)
- Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1612-1671)
- Thomas Fairfax, 6th Lord Fairfax of Cameron (1692-1782)
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Places
Cameron is the name of several communities in the United States of America:
- Cameron, Arizona
- Cameron, Illinois
- Cameron, Louisiana
- Cameron, Missouri
- Cameron, New York
- Cameron, North Carolina
- Cameron, Oklahoma
- Cameron, South Carolina
- Cameron, Texas
- Cameron, West Virginia
- Cameron, Wisconsin
- Cameron County, Pennsylvania
- Cameron County, Texas
- Cameron Parish, Louisiana
- Cameron Township, Minnesota
There are also:
- Cameron Park, California
- Cameron Park, Texas
- East Cameron Township, Pennsylvania
- West Cameron Township, Pennsylvania
In Canada:
- Cameron Bar 13, British Columbia
- Cameron Heights, British Columbia
- Cameron Lake, British Columbia
- Cameron, Manitoba
- Cameron Road, New Brunswick
- Camerons Mill, New Brunswick
- Cameron Beach, Nova Scotia
- Cameron Lake, Nova Scotia
- Cameron Settlement, Nova Scotia
- Camerons Mountain, Nova Scotia
- Cameron Bay, Northwest Territories
- Cameron Hills, Northwest Territories
- Cameron, Peterborough County, Ontario
- Cameron, Kawartha Lakes, Ontario
- Cameron, Nipissing District, Ontario
- Cameron Falls, Ontario
- Cameron Point, Ontario
- Caribou Cameron, Ontario
- Papineau-Cameron, Ontario
- Cameron, Quebec
- Lac-Cameron, Les Laurentides County, Quebec
- Lac-Cameron, Nord-du-Quebec Region, Quebec
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Companies
- Balloon manufacturing company in Bristol, England, (Cameron Balloons)
- Adivision of the oil services company, Cooper Cameron